Space Threats
Hyten: Continuing Resolution Would Delay Space Protection Efforts
A failure by Congress to pass a 2016 budget by the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year would delay several new classified and unclassified programs aimed at improving U.S. space protection and counter space capabilities, the head of U.S. Air Force Space Command said Sept. 16.
DoD, Intelligence Agencies Investing $16M in JICSpOC
U.S. Air Force Space Command plans to announce Sept. 14 that a new space operations center for the Pentagon and intelligence community will begin testing and experiments Oct. 1 at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, according to a document obtained by SpaceNews.
Congressman Lamborn’s Vision for Mitigating Space Threats
The rise of space-based threats from Russia and China is creating an urgent need for the U.S. to respond to its adversaries weaponizing space.
MDA Eyes Shared Constellation for Missile Tracking, Space Surveillance
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency now envisions a partnership with the U.S. Air Force on a system that would also perform space surveillance.
Six Space Questions the Senate Asked Gen. James Dunford
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford said the protection of the military's satellites should be a higher national security priority.
U.S. Spending on Space Protection Could Hit $8 Billion through 2020
Emerging threats from Russia and China and an eye-opening government study known as the Space Portfolio Review have led the White House to add as much as $8 billion to intelligence and defense budgets over the next five years for activities to improve the resiliency of U.S. national security space capabilities, sources told SpaceNews.
NRO’s Sapp Prods Unnamed Colleague on Resiliency
At least one entity within the broader national security community isn’t moving quickly enough to make military satellite constellations less vulnerable, at least for the likes of one top intelligence official.
A European Space Surveillance Network Inches Forward
Europe’s fitful attempt to create an independent space surveillance network took a step forward June 16 when five nations formed a consortium to coordinate their existing optical and radar tracking telescopes in a five-year effort funded by the 28-nation European Union.
Strategic Command Envisions Civil Space Traffic Management
The deputy commander of Strategic Command said June 16 he could envision transitioning the duties currently performed by its Joint Space Operations Center to another organization, in much the same way that air traffic management is handled by the FAA.
Op-ed | Why the U.S. Should Be a Leader in Space Arms Control
Where is the push for a space arms control agreement?
Pentagon Says 2013 Chinese Launch May Have Tested Antisatellite Technology
The U.S. Defense Department is suggesting that the May 2013 launch of a Chinese rocket that it branded at the time as suspicious was a test of a technology designed to counter or destroy satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Harris Books Space Situational Awareness Contract
Harris' $23 Million space situational awareness contract is part of $133 million in classified business the company booked during the quarter.
Transcript of “60 Minutes” Air Force Space Command Segment
“It’s a competition that I wish wasn't occurring, but it is. And if we're threatened in space, we have the right of self-defense, and we’ll make sure we can execute that right,” Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, told 60 Minutes in an interview that aired April 26.
Disaggregation Giving Way to Broader Space Protection Strategy
The U.S. Air Force appears to have cooled on a space architecture concept that entails distributing capabilities across a larger number of satellite platforms.
General: Russian, Chinese Launches Demonstrate Growing Space Threat
Two suspicious and potentially dangerous launches by Russia, including one "a few weeks ago," along with a Chinese launch in July of what U.S. military officials said was an antisatellite missile, are hard indicators that the threat to U.S. satellites is only increasing, according to senior U.S. Air Force officer.
